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Here’s what’s up with the Duggars.
Hmm. My sitemeter stats say folks are busy this weekend digging for Duggars. I even got a hit from someone searching for “Prairie Muffin pornography,” which gave me an idea or three, all of them puerile and scatological.
You remember the Duggars. Ma Duggar popped out baby Prairie Muffin #16 (Johanna Faith Duggar. All Duggar kids have J names. Isn’t that cuuuute?) on October 12, 2005. Not even the prolific Michelle Duggar can produce a #17 this soon, can she? Unless the baby is premature. Damn. I really hope that isn’t the reason for these hits.
Nope. Pheew. I did a Google blog search on the Duggars (thanks for the idea, Blue Gal), and found this post by Work at Home Dad. Guess what: soon, we’ll have another Duggar TV special to snark upon! From Work at Home Dad,
Discovery Health Channel will be running their newest show on the Duggars, “Raising 16 Children.” Here are the air dates (all times Eastern):
March 15, 2006 at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm
March 19, 2006 at 3:00 pm
March 26, 2006 at 9:00 pm
March 27, 2006 at 12:00 amTLC will be running their newest show on the Duggars, “16 Children and Moving In.” Here are the air dates (all times Eastern):
March 11, 2006 at 9:00 pm
March 12, 2006 at 12:00 am
March 13, 2006 at 8:00 pm and 11:00 pm
March 19, 2006 at 1:00 pm
Get this: Karen knew about this, and she didn’t tell me.
For those of you who need to play catch up, here’s a convenient list of my Duggar & Prairie Muffin posts.
How Many is Too Many? An introduction to the Quiverfull movement in general, and the Duggars in particular, with a focus on the Duggar parenting system.
So you want to be a Prairie Muffin . . . An intensive study of the Muffin Manifesto.
Banned Books Week: the Muffin POV. And you thought book burnings were a bad thing?
I’m wondering what I can do next. Possibilities include,
Not tonight, I’m having your baby: Muffin sexual etiquette.
Cooking for 16+ Cafeteria cooking good enough to eat!
Animals do it outside. Why can’t you? Surviving with 18 family members and 2 1/2 bathrooms.
I’m raising an army of blonde white clones to ensure the primacy of the Aryan Race. And what are you doing to make the world a better place?
Suggestions welcomed.
D.
But Ma, I’m a hermaphrodite and want my own room!
x
In fairness, Doug, I did watch the show this afternoon. What can i say my son is a trading spaces/while you were out/what not to wear, junky.
Again, the show was really very sweet. I think it’s narrated by the eldest son. Apart from the appaling fashion crimes displayed by the female Duggars of course.
X
Ah, the eldest son. The one who likes show tunes. The one Television Without Pity voted Least Likely to Carry on the Duggar Name. (I’m not sure about that, but TWP really does have the best Duggar snark. I’m an amateur by comparison.)
My objection to the Duggars stems mostly from a dislike for their parenting technique, which as far as I could tell from the first show involved delegation of 99% of parental responsibility. I worry about those kids.
Big families yes, isolationist – no. I hate the idea of indoctrinating the kids into becoming Prairie Muffins or Duggars.
It’s Scary when you have kids because of God.
Poor kids. Can’t wait until they all run away and become gay, single mothers, or decide never to have any kids at all. (most likely)
I’ve seen indoctrinated children firsthand. It ain’t pretty.
Naturally, like good homeschoolers, we’re doing everything possible to indoctrinate my son. Teaching him American History from Howard Zinn’s book, having him read Vonnegut’s Mother Night, and so forth — all good for the soul. The difference between what we do and what the religious homeschoolers do: we’re teaching Jake to question EVERYTHING, especially the authors of his book and us. We’re raising a right proper cynic.
[…] Doug’s been talking about the Duggars and this women’s group called the Prairie Muffins. Their whole goal in life seems to be becoming housewives and baby factories. Which is fine, if that’s what make’s you happy. But here I sit, a stay at home mother of three, and I feel overwhelmed and bogged down right now. If I had more than the three I’ve got, I think I’d lose my mind. […]
THE DUGGARS MAKE ME SICK, I WANNA WIPE THE RED LIPSTICK FROM HER FACE…CHILD SLAVERY!!!!!!! THEY GOT THEIR WHOLE HOUSE FURNISHED FOR FREE!!!!!!
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just to let you know michelle duggar is pregnant with baby number 17 due july 27
Just want to know when they plan on babies 18, 19 and 20 I believe they will have them and I love the fact they are being raised on the word of God
Yes, Sharon, aren’t the Duggars so wonderful. And it truly is wonderful that they are being raised on the word of God, because with 17 kids, God knows they’re getting precious little Mommy and Daddy time. But who needs Mommy and Daddy when you have God.